When I realized this was our 100th issue, I was amazed and delighted to count back and find that this newsletter started publishing in November 2014... almost nine years ago (you can find our newsletter archive HERE).

We've come a long way since launching The Afterlife Conference in 2010, and when we hit the ten-year anniversary of the conference in 2020, once again, I was amazed that we'd kept it going for so long.

And we're still going strong! The conference has a new theme and a new name now, and we hope that you'll continue to follow us as our work evolves. Scroll down for details about our 2023 conference, online July 8 and 9... Earlybird prices end April 30!

Rev. Dr. Terri Daniel, CT, CCTP

End-of-Life Advisor, Interfaith Chaplaincy,

Bereavement and Trauma Support

office@deathgriefandbelief.com

NEWS, ARTICLES

AND EDUCATION

Brain Damage and Religious Fundamentalism

"Research has found religious belief is associated with certain regions of the human brain, but there is still much to learn about how these areas influence religious belief. A new study in the journal Neuropsychologia found that lesions in a particular brain region tend to increase religious fundamentalism.

“Human beliefs, and in this case religious beliefs, are one of the cognitive and social knowledge stores that distinguish us from other species and are an indication of how evolution and cognitive/social processes influenced the development of the human brain,” Jordan Grafman of Northwestern University, the study’s corresponding author, told PsyPost." READ MORE...

If you Haven't Tuned in to Our Podcast Lately,

Drop by for a Visit!

This is the place to ask tough questions about tough topics related to death, dying and grieving. If you have a questions for your doctor, your grief counselor, your professor, your pastor or your guru, we'll try to tackle it for you.

Our interview guests include experts in a wide range of disciplines related to death, dying and bereavement, including doctors, counselors, scientists, shamans, and even some people who are, themselves, facing imminent death.

Listen to the podcast HERE.

Speaking of Podcasts...

In keeping with our focus on death, grief and belief,

here are some our our top podcast recommendations...

DEATH

End-of-Life University

with Karen Wyatt MD

GRIEF

Grief 2 Growth

with Brian Smith

BELIEF

Straight White

American Jesus

What We Get Wrong About Death

"The one big thing that people have in common is that we all will die, and we likely will experience the death of someone we love, too. And yet despite this shared future, death can be hard to talk about, because it’s not an experience that anyone can report back from to say how it went. When you or a loved one starts approaching death, the existential stakes can go from theoretical to personal, sometimes feeling emotionally, physically and spiritually fraught." READ MORE...

Pregnant Woman

Loses Her Cookies in Israel

"A hospital guard in central Israel confiscated cookies that were not kosher for Passover from a pregnant woman checking into the medical center on Sunday... as hospitals nationwide prepare to implement the government’s new “hametz law” passed by the Knesset last week." READ MORE...

Pope Rejects The Doctrine of Discovery - Activists Respond

“...It’s fascinating and it’s really great because what it does is it catapults the issue to the world stage in a very prominent manner,” said Newcomb, author of the 2008 book Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery" READ MORE...

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Earn a Certification in Grief Therapy

The Portland Institute , directed by world-renowned grief therapist and researcher Dr. Robert Neimeyer, provides training in several types of grief therapies. Unlike the "quickie credential" programs being offered online today, this is a robust, academically-sound program that includes classes, mentoring, practicums and session evaluations via onsite, live online, and/or recorded training modules.

To help you get started with the program, they are offering a 20% discount on an upcoming online training on Grief Therapy for Suicide Loss. Use promo code SpecDISC_ofAPeiR when registering. This is a two-part session, and it is strongly recommended that you register for both the May 4 and May 5 class. REGISTER HERE

CONFERENCE UPDATES

YEARLYBIRD PRICE EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 30

Save $50 !

The 2023 Conference on

Death, Grief and Belief

Online July 8 and 9

ALL PRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECORDED FOR VIEWING AT YOUR CONVENIENCE

Join us virtually for an extraordinary weekend of shared wisdom, fearless exploration, and social support for unpacking toxic religious beliefs that can be harmful when facing loss and grief.

Earlybird prices end April 30!

DETAILS